A woman was arrested in Boca Raton on her 40th birthday while she was trying to buy a bottle of wine, police said.

The incident was reported Oct. 28 at the Publix on the 7000 block of North Federal Highway. Police received a call from a store manager that an intoxicated, unruly customer needed to be removed from the store.

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Police said they asked the woman, later identified as Jacqueline Rodriguez, to leave the store. Once she left the store, she stood on the curb and said “I ain’t in Publix no more. Y’all can’t do (expletive).” Police issued a verbal trespassing warning to Rodriguez.

A woman arrived to pick up Rodriguez and take her home. While she was walking to the car, Rodriguez turned around and said “(Expletive) ya’ll, I ain’t scared of (police). I’m going back to get my bottle of wine,” authorities said.

An officer grabbed the woman to try to arrest her for violating the trespassing warning. As the officer grabbed her, she pulled away and resisted arrest, police said.

While police were trying to arrest her, she lunged toward an officer and bit him, according to authorities. Police eventually arrested her.

Police stood Rodriguez up to take her to the hospital, and she tried to kick one of the officers, police said.

Police took her to the hospital for medical clearance. Police said Rodriguez was belligerent and disrespectful to medical staff at the hospital.

Police said that when Rodriguez finished using the restroom, she pushed an officer into the hallway from the bathroom, then began kicking and flailing her body with her pants down.

Once she was medically cleared, she was taken to jail. She is charged with resisting arrest, assault on a law enforcement officer and battery on a law enforcement officer.